From Ingrid Gabriel, San Juan County Council Clerk

Orcas Island County Council Members Patty Miller and Richard Fralick will host a Town Hall Meeting on the Update of the Critical Areas Ordinance at the Orcas Fire Hall, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound on  Thursday, September 8 from 4:30 to 6:15 pm.   Shireene Hale, Planning Coordinator of the SJC Community Development and Planning Department will lead the discussion.

The topics for the meeting will be a summary of progress on the Update, and a detailed discussion of the Wetlands Section.

Orcas members of the Planning Commission have also been invited to attend.  A copy of the Wetlands Section of the Critical Areas Ordinance Update is available on the County website www.sanjuanco.com under Special Projects, CAO, Notices & Documents.  For more information, please contact the Clerk of the County Council at 378-2898.

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